Project Manager - AJISS Performance Management

Description

The company works in aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, and its customers around the world depend on its solutions in markets that change quickly.

This is a project manager role where you own delivery of an assigned project, its business rhythm and its governance, keeping to schedule, cost and quality targets while satisfying the customer.

Strong communication and influencing skills, plus deep domain knowledge, are essential, and you will lead and motivate an integrated project team.

The current scope is performance management on the AJISS programme (Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessel and Joint Support Ship In-Service Support). You will deliver the contractual performance metrics and lead the work to revise and refine them.

You will work with stakeholders across the company's matrix organisation and the customer community, drive Execution Excellence on your project and support PMO initiatives in the Canadian defence and security unit.

You will prepare detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans and regular status reports for the customer and internal management on complex projects, which may include Firm Fixed Price and/or service-based contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and control your assigned area and staff to reach outcomes within your delegated authority.
• Run contractual performance objectives, including stakeholder relationships, coverage gaps and development waves, and build approved revisions into project governance once project leadership signs off.
• Set up and maintain the project's business rhythm and overall governance.
• Apply the company's project management method and a suitable programme framework across the full project lifecycle to meet financial goals and customer commitments.
• Build a sound, optimised project schedule.
• Track cost, schedule and technical performance against the approved baseline.
• Own the work breakdown structure, schedule, risk register, scope change control, on-time delivery and estimate at completion.
• Monitor progress against performance objectives and indicators.
• Identify the support and resources the project needs, working with resource managers and key stakeholders.
• Manage all customer and stakeholder relationships so that related accountabilities are met.
• Coach, direct and delegate to a cross-disciplinary integrated team to keep it performing well.
• Embed a robust risk and opportunity process in the project and support work package leads where needed.
• Spot areas for improvement and support PMO initiatives that advance Execution Excellence.
• Prepare project reviews and estimate to complete reviews.
• Build a lessons learned culture into the project.
• Take on other duties as required.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as engineering or business, or equivalent proven experience.
• Certified Practicing Project Manager or equivalent, such as IPMA and/or PMP certification.
• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience in engineering or the defence sector.
• At least 5 years managing complex projects or work packages in a matrix organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• A positive, energetic attitude.
• Preferred: a proven record of leading and influencing stakeholders at every level of the organisation.
• Preferred: strong commercial and contractual judgement.
• Preferred: knowledge of the defence sector.
• Preferred: experience across the design, delivery and in-service support phases of a project lifecycle.
• Preferred: experience in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organisation.

Conditions

Hybrid working: in the office on average 3 days a week, with the possibility of more based on business needs and manager discretion.

Schedule of 40 hours per week, in an office environment.

Travel as required, mainly within Canada.

The role requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or US Export Administration Regulations (EAR), so all applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorisation for that access.

The role also falls under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program and/or US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), so applicants must be eligible for the Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.

The total target compensation, including annual salary and bonus eligibility, is $120,000 to $170,000 CAD per year. The company may pay more or less than this range and offer other compensation, based on circumstances unrelated to protected status under local, provincial and federal law.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, and accommodations are available throughout the interview process if you let us know when invited.

Artificial intelligence tools support screening and scheduling, but human recruiters make all hiring decisions.

Benefits

• Full-time employees working 24 or more hours a week, and their eligible dependents, receive company-paid extended health, dental, HSA, life, AD&D, short-term disability, cancer care, travel insurance, employee assistance and well-being programmes.
• Retirement savings through RRSP, DCPP and TFSA, with a company contribution and a DCPP match, and no vesting period.
• Company-paid holidays, vacation days and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary life, AD&D, critical illness and long-term disability cover.
• Employee discounts on home insurance, auto insurance and gym memberships.